The New York Daily News reported the incident stemmed from an apparent fight which broke out inside a station bathroom. The two injured were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to CBS.

The police were searching for a male suspect who fled the station, but no arrest had been made by about 11 p.m., said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He said the weapon had not been recovered, but described the injuries as "lacerations rather than stabs."

A law enforcement official told NBC4 New York the assailant, who appears to be homeless, got into a fight with one or two other men who may also be homeless, before apparently slashing them with a box cutter.